Heartfelt for Special Someone

I am posting two cards today, perfect for Valentine's Day, or any day, really, that you want to send a note to a Special Someone.  All stamps, dies, punches and DSP are from the 2020 January-June Mini Catalog. Click on the link at the right-hand side of my blog to view the Catalog.   REMEMBER, too, it's SALE-A-BRATION time!!  Choose FREE products from the SAB Catalog, also link on side of my blog, with each $50 purchase.   I would love for you to Shop with me.   Click any link in the blog to view products used here.  Don't forget to use this month's Hostess Code, to get a thank-you gift from me.  See the Hostess code to the right of the blog.

For this first card with the adorable racoon, I used the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper (151189) as the card base, 11" x 4 1/4" folded in half.  When using DSP as card base, it's a good idea to add basic CS to the inside to give the card a bit more strength; I used a piece of whisper white CS inside.

Front of card: Whisper White CS is cut with the Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690). Love these stitched dies!!    Using the Stamparatus I stamped the racoon base in Gray Granite and the detailed racoon stamp in Tuxedo Black Memento. See the two steps, and final in this photo.

 The balloon is also a two-step stamp, the base in Grapefruit Grove and the top lined-stamp in Lovely Lipstick. Fussy cut - but dies coordinating with this stamp set are coming Feb.4!  Adhere balloon string through racoon's paws. The sentiment is from Heartfelt set, stamped in Flirty Flamingo (or Real Red works, too).  I thought the racoon came out so cute. Actually, the picture doesn't do it justice.  See it in person!

The second card base is Flirty Flamingo CS 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored/folded at 41/4". Whisper White CS layer 5 3/8" x 4 1/8". 

 From the Heartfelt Stamp Set (151417), stamp the cross-hatched heart in Real Red ink onto Whisper White; punch out using the scallop punch that comes in a two-punch set.  The stamp set and two punches are available as a Bundle (1537750), and you save 10%!  Stamp the smaller scalloped heart in Flirty Flamingo, fussy cut, and adhere with Stampin' Dimensional to the larger punched-out heart.  These 2 hearts are mounted onto a "swirly" die cut from Real Red CS using the Painted Label Dies (151605) or in Bundle with Painted Poppies Stamp Set (153827).  I love this swirly die, don't you?  It has multiple possibilities to use in cards, backing any number of stamps, labels, sentiments....you can just imagine!

Cut the swirly again in Flirty Flamingo.   Punch a heart from the From My Heart Specialty DSP (151189), then punch a scalloped heart in Real Read, and layer the two. Then adhere to the swirly.  Overlap & adhere the two heart-swirl components to card.  Stamp the arrows and little hearts (Heartfelt stamp set) in Flirty Flamingo; stamp the sentiment in Real Red or Lovely Lipstick.  I also used a couple of the From My Heart Faceted Gems (151154) in the little hearts.   The Faceted Gems, and MUCH MORE, are also available if you purchase the From My Heart Suite (153931), on pp.8-9 of the Jan-June Catalog.
      I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards, and you are inspired to try some yourself.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear your comments.  Shop with me soon, to take advantage of this great Sale-A-Bration time, now through March 31, 2020.   So happy you stopped by.  Take care,  Julie.